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From: Michael Neill <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Castle Garden Database questions
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:10:18 -0500
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This needs to be made clear on the site.

There is MUCH confusion on some mailing lists regarding what IS and
what is NOT on this site.


Michael

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Michael John Neill
http://www.rootdig.com


On 8/1/05, Leclerc, Michael <> wrote:
> I just got off the phone with David Bromwich at the Battery Conservance,
> which runs the site. I had a few questions for him as I am running an
> article on the website in NEHGS eNews this week.
>
> He told me that they have 10 million out of 12 million names transcribed.
> The total records include not only the Castle Garden period, but the period
> between the closing of Castle Garden in 1890 and the opening of Ellis Island
> in 1892 when the Barge Office was processing records. The Barge Office was
> also located in the Battery. Ira Glazier has been coordinating the project
> for them, and has included a number of records from other ports that have
> been important in his research. This explains the presence of the New
> Orleans port records.
>
> They are getting cost estimates to scan the images of the lists from NARA
> microfilm. Unfortunately, NARA reports that the originals are too fragile to
> be scanned.
>
> Michael
>
> Michael Leclerc
> Director of Special Projects
> New England Historic Genealogical Society
> www.NewEnglandAncestors.org
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Neill [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:03 PM
> To:
> Subject: [APG] Castle Garden Database questions
>
> I searched the Castle Garden database and found entries that I know
> are on manifests from New Orleans, in particular on the Herman in
> October of 1857.
>
> There may be others, but this is the only one I have ready access to
> with copies of the manifest at home.
>
> Has anyone else noticed this?
>
> I can provide specific names if anyone is interested.
>
> Michael
>
>
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